Cold therapy may be worse than doing nothing for post-exercise recoveryMon, 09 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Many are convinced that ice baths or cold showers are an effective way to speed recovery after exercise, but a study finds that cold therapy may actually have the opposite effect | |
A true paleo diet would include a lot more insectsMon, 09 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000 When we talk about prehistoric foods, we often focus on meat or perhaps cereal grains. But columnist Michael Marshall finds that ancient humans may have dined on more insects than we previously thought | |
X chromosome gene may reduce autism rates in women and girlsMon, 09 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000 A gene called ZFX exerts powerful effects on an entire network of genes linked to autism, which may help explain why the condition is less common in females | |
Is Schrödinger’s cat both dead and alive? No, it’s just haunted by its pastMon, 09 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000 A radical new approach suggests some of quantum theory’s most bizarre and inexplicable effects might be down to physics failing to account properly for time | |
Prehistoric Britons may have made giant stone axes to show offMon, 09 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Unusually large handaxes weighing up to 3 kilograms have puzzled archaeologists because they are so unwieldy, but their function may have been purely symbolic | |
Weird ‘ultraquantum’ turbulence seen for the first timeMon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 An experiment with ultracold potassium atoms has revealed details of a type of turbulence that only exists in the quantum realm and relies on odd tangles of stringy whirlpools | |
Antipersonnel mines have returned in Ukraine and now threaten the worldSun, 08 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3D printing, microcontrollers and drones have enabled the resurgence of antipersonnel mines in the Russia-Ukraine war, making mines deadlier and more accessible | |
COP climate summits might yet have a useful future – here’s howSat, 07 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 No one is expecting COP31 to save the world from climate disaster, but it could provide a small taste of how international meetings can still deliver meaningful progress | |
Record-breaking, fast-spinning magnet could help uncover new physicsFri, 06 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 A magnet barely wider than a human hair is one of the fastest spinning objects ever and could be useful for both fundamental physics experiments and in quantum technology | |
An unexpected feedback loop may be driving mega heatwavesFri, 06 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Dry soil and high pressure can amplify extreme heat, helping to explain why regions like Europe are suffering record-shattering heatwaves much earlier than climate models predicted | |